Can payments for watershed services help finance biodiversity conservation? A spatial analysis of highland guatemala

Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-24

  Pagiola, Stefano ^a   Zhang, Wei ^b   Colom, Ale ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Independent Consultant   (Guatemala)

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EID: 85015515652     PISSN: 19390459     EISSN: 19390467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19390450903350812     Document Type: Article

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